Innovators And Influencers 2002

Despite the uncertainty about the year ahead, there are some things about business technology we can say with confidence: The security of computer networks will undergo greater scrutiny. Close collaboration with business partners will be an important goal--one that will remain difficult to achieve. Biotechnology will deepen our understanding of what makes us human--and, in the process, push the boundaries of what supercomputers can do. The Internet will grow in importance as a fundamental tool of communication and commerce. And entrepreneurs will change how we do business. This we also know with certainty: People, not technology, create innovation. Heres a look at some people who will drive these and other business-technology trends in 2002.